New Venture Fund
For The Preserving Outdoor Heritage Program
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Amount$400,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/16/2015
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Term13 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
The New Venture Fund’s project to protect America’s outdoor heritage seeks to educate policymakers and the public on the importance of maintaining key conservation laws and policies. This grant would support efforts to develop educational materials about the value of public lands, distribute the results of polls conducted on attitudes about public land protection, demonstrate the economic value of public lands, and identify new and diverse constituencies that support public land protection.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.newventurefund.org/
Address
1201 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 300
Washington, DC 20036
Washington, DC 20036
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